David J. Swinburne has been named the new President and CEO of Sans Pareil. Swinburne is an executive leader in the global supply chain and business transformation spaces. He holds an MBA from the University of Missouri. In the cigar world, he is known as the co-founder of La Cultura Cigar & Social. In his […]
Christian Eiroa, president and founder of C.L.E. Cigar Company, has been elected to serve on the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Executive Committee. Eiroa’s term will begin on March 25, 2024. Eiroa replaces Mike Conder of Crowned Heads on the Executive Committee. Conder’s term as the Associate Liaison for the PCA Executive Committee comes to an […]
Crowned Heads has added Danny Hennessy as its Midwest Sales Manager. In his territory, Danny will cover Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and South Dakota. Hennessy began his career in the premium cigar industry in 2018, when he was hired by Casa de Montecristo Nashville. In January 2022, he was promoted to Assistant Store […]
Luciano Cigars has announced it has named Mark Reddy its CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and has promoted Ed Treviño to Vice President of Sales. The company says Mark’s appointment comes at a key juncture for Luciano Cigars as it is looking to solidify its market position. A linked in profile for Reddy also lists him […]
Don Conrado Plasencia, brother of Sixto and uncle of Néstor Plasencia, has died. Don Conrado served for many years as factory director at the Plasencia’s Tabacos de Oriente factory in Danlí, Honduras. The Plasencia family settled in Nicaragua in 1965, two years after their tobacco operation was confiscated by the Cuban government. In 1978, during […]
Andy Yaffee, best known for being Micallef Cigars’ National Sales Director for the past four years, is leaving the company and joining Crowned Heads. Yaffee will be the territory sales representative for Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Washington D.C. Prior to joining Micallef, Yaffee spent five years as a sales representative for La […]
Plasencia 1865 has announced that industry veteran Jim Young has joined the company as an advisor and board member. Young will also take on the role of “Interim CEO” until a permanent candidate is named. Young is best known for his tenure at Oettinger Davidoff AG, first as President of Davidoff North America and then […]
C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced that Robert Wright will become its new National Sales Manager. Wright has been with C.L.E. since 2012. He assumes the role previously filled by Asylum Cigars co-owner Tom Lazuka, who has been in that role since 2012. Lazuka will retain the title of Vice President of Sales and still will […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has announced that Tony Gomez, Vice President of La Flor Dominicana, has been appointed to the CRA Board of Directors. Gomez fills the seat vacated by Alan Rubin, who resigned following the sale of his company, Alec Bradley, to Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). CRA said the CRA board voted unanimously […]
Zander-Greg has appointed Irving Rodriguez as North East Regional Sales Manager. Earlier today, Rodriguez had announced his departure from PDR Cigars on social media. Rodriguez began his career in the cigar industry as a member of the media outlet CigarNews.com. Most recently, he held the position of National/Global Sales Manager at PDR Cigars for three […]
